IU will be responsible for the health sciences programs under the new governance structure, while Purdue will manage the rest of the academic programs. The change will result in a mainly Purdue campus, so leaders are now pondering what they'll call the institution.

IPFW sent out a survey last week to the campus and local community that sought input on the new name. The survey offered two options: Purdue University Fort Wayne and Purdue University Northeast. It also allowed for write-in suggestions.

The survey ended noon Thursday, IPFW Chancellor Vicky Carwein said, so the school hasn't gone through all of the 4,560 responses yet. So far, though, Purdue University Fort Wayne is leading as the preferred name.

"Purdue University Northeast is getting very low marks because, phonetically, it sounds out 'puny,' Carwein told the Purdue Board of Trustees at its meeting Friday.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents liked or strongly liked PUFW, while only 21 percent liked or strongly liked PUNE, she said.

A number of people expressed a desire to retain the IPFW name, Carwein said, which is not an option.

Many campus members and Fort Wayne residents voiced strong opposition to the controversial split, which was approved by both IU and Purdue boards of trustees in December 2016.

"I think students on campus … have come to accept it and are ready to move forward and make the best out of it for the future of the region of Fort Wayne and future students of Purdue University Fort Wayne," said James Hoppes, vice president of finance for IPFW's student body.

The survey also garnered a few non-Purdue suggestions. Carwein said 37 people wrote-in "Harry Baals University." Harry Baals was a Fort Wayne mayor who won four terms in the 1930s and 1950s. "Johnny Appleseed" was also suggested, Carwein added. John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, is buried in Fort Wayne.

The realignment is set to take effect July 1, 2018, as long as several conditions are met, including receiving necessary state funding and degree accreditation. The details need to be fleshed out by June, when Purdue trustees will vote on whether to approve those plans.

Purdue trustees on Friday also approved two new programs for the Fort Wayne campus — a bachelor in science in actuarial science and a bachelor of science in data science and applied statistics.